Corinth

Corinth was an ancient Greek city-state that existed from 700 to 146 BC, as well as a city in modern Greece. The city-state was originally ruled by the Bacchiadae Dorians, and, in 747 BC, an aristocratic revolution ousted the Bacchiad kings, and, from 747 to 650 BC, Corinth became a unified state. In 733 BC, Corinth established colonies at Corcyra and Syracuse, and, in 657 BC, Cypselus seized power from the Bacchiads and became a tyrant. He reigned for thirty years, and was succeeded by his son Periander (one of the "Seven Wise Men of Greece") in 627 BC. In 581 BC, Periander's nephew was assassinated, ending the dictatorship. Corinth came to rival Athens and Thebes in wealth, and it was a major participant in the Greco-Persian Wars. In 431 BC, one of the factors leading to the Peloponnesian War was the dispute between Corinth and Athens over Corcyra, and, in 404 BC, Sparta angered Corinth by refusing to destroy Athens. This led to Corinth allying with Argos, Boeotia, and Athens against Sparta in the Corinthian War. In 379 BC, Corinth returned to its alliance with Sparta against Thebes, and Corinth and Macedon allied against the other Greek states during the reign of Philip II of Macedon. During the Wars of the Diadochi, the Antigonids conquered Corinth, ruling it for half a century. In 243 BC, the city joined the Achaean League, being liberated from Antigonid rule. In 224 BC, the Macedonians recovered Corinth, and, after the Roman intervention in 197 BC, the city rejoined the Achaean League. In 146 BC, Rome conquered the Achaean League, seizing Corinth and ending its autonomy. The city was ruled by several civilizations, and the existing settlement was destroyed. In 1858, "New Corinth" was founded, and Corinth had a population of 38,132 people in 2011.